1、英语六级阅读真题包括答案第1套选词填空docx2017 年 6 月英语六级阅读真题及答案第 1 套 选词填空After becoming president of Purdue University in2013, Mitch Daniels asked the faculty to prove thattheir students have actually achievedone of higher education s most important goals:critical thinking skills. Two years before, a nationwide study
2、of college graduates had shownthat more than a thirdhadmadeno26gains in such mental abilitiesduring their school years. Mr. Daniels needed to_27_ the high cost of attending Purdue to its students and their families. Afterall,thepercentage of Americans who say a college degree is very important has f
3、allen28in the last 5-6 years.Purdue now has a pilot test to assess students critical thinking skills. Yet like many collegeteachers around the U.S., the faculty remain _29_ that their work as educators can bemeasuredbylearning30_ such as a graduates ability to investigate and reason. However,the pro
4、fessors need not worry so much. The results of a recent experimentshowedthatprofessorscanuse_31_ metrics to measure how well students do in three key areas: critical thinking, written communication, and quantitative literacy.Despite the success of the experiment, the actual results are worrisome, an
5、d mostly _32_ earlier studies. The organizers of the experimentconcluded that far fewer students were achieving high levels on critical thinking than they were doing for written communication orquantitative literacy. And that conclusion is based only on students nearing graduation.American universit
6、ies, despite their global 33_ for excellence in teaching, have onlybegun to demonstrate what they can produce in real-world learning. Knowledge-based degrees are still important, but employers arestill important, but employers are _34_ advanced thinking skills from college graduates. If the intellec
7、tual worth of a college degree canbe _35_ measured, more people will seek higher educationand come out better thinkers.A. accurately B. confirm C. demanding D. doubtful E. drastically F. justifyG. monopolized H. outcome I. predominance J. presuming K. reputation L. significantM. signify N. simultane
8、ously O. standardized答案： (26)L. significant(27)F. justify(28)E. drastically(29)D. doubtful(30)H. outcome(31)O. standardized(32)B. confirm(33)K. reputation(34)C. demanding(35)A. accurately2017 年 6 月英语六级阅读真题及答案第 1 套 仔细阅读2 篇Open data sharers are still in the minority in many fields. Although many resea
9、rchers broadlyagree that public access to raw data would accelerate science, most are reluctant to post the results of their own labors online.Some communities have agreed to share onlinegeneticists, for example, post DNA sequencesat the GenBank repository ( 库 ) , and astronomers are accustomed to a
10、ccessing images ofgalaxies and stars from, say, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, a telescope that has observed some500 million objects but these remain the exception, not the rule. Historically, scientists have objected to sharing for many reasons: it is a lot of work; until recently, good databases di
11、d notexist; grant funders were not pushing for sharing; it has been difficult to agree on standardsfor formatting data; and there is no agreed way to assign credit for data.But the barriers are disappearing, in part because journals and funding agencies worldwide are encouraging scientists to make t
12、heir data public. Last year, the Royal Society in London said inits report that scientists need to shift away from a research culture where data is viewed as a private preserve. Funding agencies note that data paid for with public money should be public information, and the scientific community is r
13、ecognizing that data can now be shared digitally in ways that were not possible before. To match the growing demand, services are springing upto make it easier to publish research products online and enable other researchers to discover and cite them.-Although calls to share data often concentrate o
14、n the moral advantages of sharing, the practice is not purely altruistic ( 利 他的). Researchers who share get plenty of personal benefits, including more connections with colleagues, improved visibility and increased citations. The most successful sharersthose whose data are downloaded and cited the m
15、ost often-getnoticed, and their work gets used. For example, one of the most popular data sets on multidisciplinary repository Dryad is about wood density around the world; it has beendownloaded 5,700 times. Co-author Amy Zanne thinks that users probably range from climate-change researchers wanting
16、 to estimate how much carbon is stored in biomass, to foresters looking for information on different grades of timber. Id much prefer to have my data used bythe maximum number of people to ask their own questions, she says. Its important to allowreaders and reviewers to see exactly how you arrive at
17、 your results. Publishing data and code allows your science to be reproducible. Even people whose data are less popular can benefit. By making the effort to organize andlabel files so others can understand them, scientists become more organized and better disciplined themselves, thus avoiding confus
18、ion later on.46.What do many researchers generally accept?A.It is imperative to protect scientists patents.B.Repositories are essential to scientific research.C.Open data sharing is most important to medical science.D.Open data sharing is conducive to scientific advancement.47.What is the attitude o
19、f most researchers towards making their own data public? A. Opposed.B.Ambiguous.C.Liberal.D.Neutral.48.According to the passage, what might hinder open data sharing? A. The fear of massive copying.B. The lack of a research culture.C. The belief that research data is private intellectual property. D.
20、 The concern that certain agencies may make a profit out of it.49.What helps lift some of the barriers to open data sharing?A. The ever-growing demand for big data.B. The advancement of digital technology.C. The changing attitude of journals and funders.D. The trend of social and economic developmen
21、t.50.Dryad serves as an example to show how open data sharing _. A. is becoming increasingly popularB. benefits sharers and users alike C. makes researchers successfulD. saves both money and laborPassage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Macys reported its sales plunged 5.2% i
22、n November and December at stores open more than a year, a disappointing holiday season performance that capped a difficult year for a department store chain facing wide-ranging challenges. Its flagship stores in major U.S. cities depend heavily on international tourist spending, which shrank at man
23、y retailers due to a strong dollar. Meanwhile, Macys has simply struggledto lure consumers who are more interested in spending on travel or dining out than on new clothes or accessories.The company blamed much of the poor performance in November and December on unseasonably warm weather. About 80% o
24、f our companys year-over-year declines in comparable sales can be attributed to shortfalls ( 短缺 ) in cold-weather goods, said chief executive Teny Lundgren in a press release. This prompted the company to cut its forecasts for the full fourth quarter.欢迎下载 2-However, its clear that Macys believes its
25、 troubles run deeper than a temporary aberration ( 偏离 ) off the thermometer. The retail giant said the poor financial performance this year has pushed it to begin implementing $400 million in cost-cutting measures. The company pledged to cut 600 back-office positions, though some 150 workers in thos
26、e roles would be reassigned to other jobs. It also plans to offer voluntary separation packages to 165 senior executives. It will slash staffing at its fleet of 770 stores, a move affecting some 3,000 employees.The retailer also announced the locations of 36 stores it will close in early 2016. The c
27、ompany had previously announced the planned closures, but had not said which locations would be affected. None of the chains stores in the Washington metropolitan area are to be closed.Macys has been moving aggressively to try to remake itself for a new era of shopping. It has plans to open more loc
28、ations of Macys Backstage, a newly-developed off-price concept which might help it better compete with ambitious T. J. Maxx. Its also pushing ahead in 2016 with an expansion of Bluemercury, the beauty chain it bought last year. At a time when young beauty shoppers are often turning to Sephora or Ult
29、a instead of department store beauty counters, Macys hopes Bluemercury will help strengthen its position in the category.One relative bright spot for Macys during the holiday season was the online channel, where it rang up double-digit increases in sales and a 25% increase in the number of orders it
30、 filled. That relative strength would be consistent with what was seen in the wilder retail industry during the early part of the holiday season. While Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday all saw record spending online, in-store sales plunged over the holiday weekend.51.What does the author
31、say about the shrinking spending of international tourists in the U.S.?A.It is attributable to the rising value of the U.S. dollar.B.It is a direct result of the global economic recession.C.It reflects a shift of their interest in consumer goods.D.It poses a potential threat to the retail business i
32、n the U.S.52.What does Macys believe about its problems? A. They can be solved with better management. B. They cannot be attributed to weather only.C. They are not as serious in its online stores. D. They call for increased investments.53.In order to cut costs, Macys decided to _. A. cut the salary of senior exec
